Jar-cover



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

`RASSELAS G. BURLINGAME, OF HARTFORD, MICHIGAN.

JAR-COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,921, dated February3, 1891.

Application filed August 27, 1890. Serial No. 363,235. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, RAssELAs G. BURLIN- GAME, a citizen ot' the UnitedStates, residing at Hartford, in the county of Van Buren and State ofMichigan, have invented a new and useful Cover'for .l ars and otherVessels; and I do hereby declare the following' to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which torni a part of this specification.i' )I y invention relates to an improven'ient in Jar-covers; and itconsists in the combination and construction of parts, which will befully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a cover for hermeticallysealing the mouths .of jars, having the construction hereinafter pointedout, and for the purpose specilied.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the upperportion of a jar, showing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a planview of the cover detached. Fig. 3 1s a detached plan view showing the'hooks which are connected thereto in perspective. Fig. 4 is a detachedplan view of one of the springs which are connected to the cover. Fig. 5is a perspective of a modification in the form of the spring shown inFig. L

A represents the upperportion of a jar; B, the cover, and C an annularpacking-ring, of rubber, felt, or other suitable material, and which ispreferably cemented to the said cover. Applied to the top of the coveris a suitable number of springs D, (preferably two,) and these springsare doubled, as shown, to form a loop E, the ends of the springs beingformed into coils F, which have the eX tended ends G. It preferred,these extended ends may be provided wit-h the downwardlyextending pointsll, as shown in Fig. 5, and which will be forced into the top of thecover. These springs are secured to the cover by means of the cross-barsI, which are secured to and extend across the upper face of the cover B.

A band .l passes around and closely iits the jar below the cover, andinserted between the ends of this band is a suitable spiral spring K,which allows the band to expand to lit jars of ditterent sizes, and alsoholds it in place upon the jar. Placed upon this band are the combinedcatches and hinges L M, which are provided with the loops N, throughwhich the band passes. The one L has its lower end formed into a loopl), which forms a handle, and with the extending ends Q, which areslightly bent between their ends to prevent striking the jar, and theseends are formed into hooks R, which catch in the loop of one of thesprings D.

The combined hook and catch lll has its doubled end bent into a hook S,as shown, which likewise catches in the loop of one of the springs D,and its extending ends T form handles by which it is manipulated. Bymeans of this construction the catches are inserted into the loops ofthe springs D, and

the cover thereby held iirmly in place; and by detaching the catch L thecover can be raised at that end and turned back, the one M acting as ahinge, or the catch M may be detached and the catch L used as a hinge.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. In a cover-fastening, thecombination of the cover, loops applied thereto which have their innerends formed into springs, a band which passes around the jar, andlcatches placed upon the band, which engage the outer ends of the saidloops, substantially as described.

2. In a jar-'cover fastening, the combination of the cover, loopssecured thereto consisting of` outer doubled port-ions, coils betweentheir ends, and their inner ends bent to extend parallel with theirdouble ends, a band which passes around the jar, and catches placed uponthe band, which engage the outer-ends of the loops, substantially as setforth.

3. In ajarcoverfastening, the combination of the cover, loops securedthereto consisting of outer doubled portions, coils between their ends,theirinner ends extending substantially parallel with their front ends,and depending projections-at their inner ends, a band which passesaround the jar, and Catches placed upon the main portion of the band,which upon the band, which engage lLhe outer ends engage the said loops,substantially as shown ro of the loops, substantially :Ls speoied. mddescribed. Y 4. In L jar-f asteuingtho oo1nbiimtion,\vitl1 RASSELAS GnBURLINGAME 5 the cover having loops applied thereto, Whloh have theirinner ends formed into springs, of \Vitnesses: a band which passesaround :L jm', :L spring` MAY CHADDOCK, placed between its ends, andcatches placed XVILLIAM M.. TOMSON.

